For More power speeds up the rate at which you can mess up your hair in this Smart Convertible. Passion models are very well equipped, with sat-nav, alloy wheels and air-con all standard.

Against It's just as bad-riding, noisy and clumsily geared as the rest of the Smart range. Fuel bills will be a little steeper than with lower-powered models.

Smart Fortwo Cabriolet

What Car? says

2 out of 5 stars

Choosing the 83bhp 1.0-litre engine means trading some fuel economy for extra pace. As on other Smarts, the roof is fiddly and this model is not great to drive, but it is decent value.

What Car? readers say

5


Key facts

0–60mph
10.7 secs
Top speed
90 mph
Average mpg
57.6
Tank range
420 miles
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Buyer's notes

Target Price team says:

Smart usurped the demand for city cars before it was there. Now, in these more environmentally and economically conscious times, the Fortwo has come into its own in both ‘Coupe’ and ‘Cabriolet’ guises.

The Smart works well in the city, where its lofty driving position and tiny dimensions make it easy to spot parking places and squeeze into them.

The ‘micro hybrid’ models come equipped with engine stop-start to improve emissions and consumption even further.

Petrol engines are all 999cc in capacity, with outputs ranging from 70-101bhp – that headline figure for the preposterous Brabus model.

Engines with middling outputs make most sense, and the small 54bhp diesel is also interesting as it brings 85.6mpg capability.

Two seats, a small luggage compartment, choppy suspension and dim-witted automatic transmission mean no version is great to drive, but it’s a clever town car.

Reader test team says:

Smart Fortwo Cabriolet 1.0 Brabus Xclusive 2dr

I recently bought a Brabus cabriolet 102bhp version as I wanted something practical for town yet fun to drive. Like most people I don't need 4 seats;…

Kevin Leigh

5 out of 5 stars
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